Unused Rx drugs, food donations collected Saturday

Law-enforcement agencies around the state will be collecting unused prescription drugs — as well as food-pantry donations — at temporary drop-off stations April 26.

During the National Drug Take-Back Day event, authorities will collect potentially dangerous expired and unused medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will later dispose of them by incineration. The drop-off events are a way to prevent pill and abuse and theft, and to avoid the health and safety hazards posed by flushing drugs down the toilet or throwing them in the trash, authorities say.

The service is free and anonymous, the Pulaski County sheriff's office said.

In addition, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Public Safety will collect prescription drugs at the UALR police location in the in the UALR Plaza, 2801 S. University Ave., Suite 700, the university said. More information about the UALR collection station is available by calling (501) 569-8797.

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The Drug Take Back will also have a food drive component this year. Make a contribution of non-perishable food items when you turn in your out-of-date drugs. The food will stay in the communities in which it is collected to help restock local food bank and food pantry shelves.